Mapping & GIS News & Articles

Elios 3 Drone Creates 3D Map of Radioactive Waste Storage Vault

The Department of Energy contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition was able to get all the LiDAR data it needed to create a robust 3D map of the vault in just one seven-minute flight of Flyability’s Elios 3

Jan 26, 2023
7 Hour Endurance Hybrid VTOL UAV Released

FlyDragon Drone Tech has released the FDG50F, an ultra-long endurance hybrid VTOL UAV designed for surveying and mapping, with LiDAR payload and BVLOS capability

Jan 05, 2023
Chinese Language Version of Global Mapper GIS Software Released

The Chinese language version of Blue Marble Geographics’ Global Mapper 24.0 was developed in partnership with the company’s certified product distributor for China, Beijing E-Carto Technologies

Jan 03, 2023
Fixed Wing Mapping Drone Now Available with Gimballed EO/IR Camera

Combining NextVision’s EO/IR camera with Event 38’s E400 drone creates a powerful tool for search-and-rescue, emergency management, and disaster response scenarios

Dec 07, 2022
Partnership Offers AI-Based Geospatial Services in Asia Pacific

Presagis has teamed with Kambill Systems and its HelloGeo cloud platform to deliver fast and accurate large-area mapping services to civilian and defense survey organizations

Nov 15, 2022
Censys Technologies’ RetraSpectra System Enables 3D Mapping of Greenhouse Gases

The Aerospace Corporation’s retro-reflector spectroscopy system is implemented in Censys’ RetraSpectra system which enables long-range intelligence gathering for 3D mapping of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Nov 08, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Becomes Official Atmos Drones Distributor in Canada

Volatus Aerospace will be responsible for the distribution of Atmos’ Marlyn Cobalt survey drones in Canada, and will provide assistance and maintenance services to local UAV operators

Oct 28, 2022
Global Mapper Pro Version 24 Includes New Script Builder Tool

Blue Marble Geographics’ Global Mapper Pro v24 includes workflow optimization tools such as recorded script building, GPU-acceleration of Pixels to Points, and a tool for merging changes from Global Mapper Mobile field collected data

Oct 18, 2022
Who to see at InterGEO 2022

UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com are thrilled that so many of our partners will be attending InterGEO in Essen this year - see who’s attending

Oct 14, 2022
Teledyne Geospatial Aids Study of Submarine Impacts of Tongan Volcanic Eruption

Software provided by Teledyne CARIS was used to monitor data quality and coverage, with new data being compared to previous maps to assess the effects of the eruption on marine life and seafloor composition

Oct 13, 2022
New Modular Electric VTOL UAV Released

DeltaQuad has launched the Evo eVTOL UAV, a modular dual payload drone with up to 4.5 hours flight time

Sep 22, 2022
Unmanned Helicopter for High-Precision Aerial LiDAR Mapping

TOPODRONE has announced the new LiDAR PRIME + aOrion Heli-E system, which incorporates Velodyne Lidar's long-range Alpha Prime sensor for high-precision, large area aerial mapping

Sep 15, 2022
Freefly Systems & Phase One Offer New Aerial Imaging Solution

Freefly's Alta X UAV and the Phase One P3 camera plug and play solution will enable customers to integrate real-time, best-in-class inspection data into their preferred applications and workflows

Sep 08, 2022
Gremsy Mounting System Now Compatible with YellowScan Products

This enables drone users with a Gremsy standard T3V3 female quick release to lift and power the YellowScan Mapper, Mapper+ or Surveyor Ultra systems without needing prior integration work

Sep 07, 2022
ComNav Launches Dealership Program for GNSS Surveying & GIS Professionals

The program is designed to provide the resources needed to develop business opportunities, including marketing, internal training and maintenance, technical support, quantity discount, and more

Aug 25, 2022
Geospatial Software Provides GIS Visualization & Situational Awareness

Kongsberg Geospatial develop high-performance geospatial solutions to enable next generation civilian and military BVLOS drone missions, unmanned traffic management and airspace awareness

Aug 24, 2022
Tactical Multi-Drone Mapping Demonstrated to US Military

Farsight gives military teams virtually real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area overlaid with Geographic Intelligence concerning rapidly developing situations on-the-ground

Aug 19, 2022
Censys Integrates LiDAR into VTOL UAVs for 3D Mapping Missions

This technology is useful for land surveying, power line inspection, topographic surveys, forestry and wildfire mitigation, precision agriculture, and mining

Aug 10, 2022
Mission Trainer for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Delivered

The new Mission Trainer is designed to provide realistic synthetic mission training for both pilot and sensor operator aircrews

Jul 15, 2022
New Collaboration Streamlines High Quality Photogrammetric Workflow

A new integration between Phase One and Trimble Inpho Suite will simplify the process to transform raw images into final mapping products

Jul 05, 2022
Additional US Navy Funding for Real-Time Autonomous Ocean Mapping

Charles River Analytics is creating ROMAN (Real-Time Ortho-Mosaicking for Awareness and Navigation), a set of software components for creating real-time sea surface maps and detecting maritime objects

Jul 05, 2022
Iris Automation DAA Solution Used in Large-Scale Magnetometer Survey

Overhead Intelligence has commenced its Extended Visual Line Of Sight plus Beyond Visual Line Of Sight mission for UAV magnetometer surveys across the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Jun 29, 2022
CHCNAV Announces APAC Business Tour 

The company will visit Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July to September 2022

Jun 29, 2022
New US-Made Fixed-Wing Mapping Drone with VTOL Functionality

The drone features a payload capacity of three pounds and a flight time of ninety minutes

Jun 02, 2022
Phase One Unveils Aerial Solutions with Near Infrared Capabilities

The addition of a near-infrared sensor to the PAS 880 and PAS 280 solutions expands their utility in applications related to agricultural monitoring, environmental preservation, and land use/land cover programs

May 27, 2022
Stereoscopic Displays & 3D Workstations for Data Visualization & Image Rendering

Schneider Digital's products are ideal for visualization of geospatial and GIS data captured by UAVs

May 25, 2022
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